Any word on how Alonso looked in left field last night?
Just wondering,as I got big hopes for his bat.
Any word on how Alonso looked in left field last night?
Just wondering,as I got big hopes for his bat.
Try checking out this thread:
http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81195
mem, thats just a game thread it doesnt answer the question, I was wondering as well if anyone was able to attend the game or saw it on tv
According to the milb.com game thread, he had two putouts. He also fielded a ground ball double and a lined single. Don't know if these were clean or misplayed.
Not much to go on.
If anyone knows, it will be in threads like that, where a bunch of those guys have MILBTV packages.
I live near the Mudcats park and will see several games this year, beginning with the home opener. I'll convey what I see. I am especially interested in his move to left. I saw him play first base here last year when he wasn't injured.
Can Justin Smoak play LF? And I'm not trying to be cute. I really have no idea.
When Should Rangers Call Up Smoak?
BTW, here are his numbers through the first 10 gamesSmoak, who is ranked as baseball's ninth-best prospect by Keith Law and 13th overall by Baseball America, currently remains in Triple A. Let's take a look at the pros and cons of bringing Smoak to the majors in the near future.
.353 .500 .647 1.147
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein
there was a pretty big contingency of folks from here that wanted smoak over alonso.
I'll say it now, no matter what happens in future. Beckham made more sense for us as a power hitting infielder (SS, 2b, or 3b). And if you were going to take a 1b, I prefer Smoak over Alonso.
A team like the Reds shouldn't be concerned with trade value as much as positional value. This franchise needs to draft for future value. We had a young guy at 1B who had been productive throughout his minor league career. I think he was MVP of the Southern League and Rook of the Year in AAA back to back years. We had no clear SS of the future and knew how expensive Phillips was going to become in 2011. So why take Alonso over Beckham? Beckham could have solved the SS issue at least as a stop gap and moved over to 2B next year. Heck he could make the conversion over to LF easier than Alonso probably.
The FO needs to draft based on contract futures and even need somewhat vs PBA. The draft is a crapshoot. Heyward was passed on by 10 - 15 teams and he will probably turn out to be the best player in that draft class...
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